Combined roasting-pan and skeleton support.



v No. "765,679.

PATENTED JULY 26, 1904.

L. RBI HARD. COMBINED ROASTINGPAN AND SKELETON SUPPORT;

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PATENTED JULY 26,1904.

L. REINHARD. COMBINED ROASTING' PAN AND SKELETON SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2 6, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE;

COMBINED ROASTING-PAN AND SKELETON SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,679, dated July 26,1904.

Application filed. June 26, 1903. Serial No. 163,153. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUISE REINHARD, widow, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Hohenzollernplatz, Wilmersdorf, near Berlin,Germany, have invented an Improved Combined Roasting-Pan and SkeletonSupport, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention is a roastingpan provided with a skeletonsupport and possessing the characteristic feature that both parts of theroasting apparatus the pan and the skeleton support-are, owing to theirconstruction, brought in contact with one another in such away as topermit of a perfect roasting, especially of poultry, legs of pork, andsuch articles, Without the use of a roastingoven.

When the ordinary cooking-pans are employed for roasting, it isdifficult even when the greatest care is taken to prevent the piecebeing roasted from being browned unequally or only partially and inpatches. When roasting is done in the ordinary pans without the use ofthe roasting-oven, it is quite easy for the side of the meat that lieson the bottom of the pan to be browned; but the uniform browning ofcertain roastsfor example, poultry or legs of porkis either quiteimpossible or can be only managed when the greatest attention is paid tothe matter by an ac-' complished cook. The roasting pan with skeletonsupport which constitutes the subject of this invention obviates theaforesaid difficulty, and, owing to the construction of the device, itis possible to roast by its means to perfection without the use of aroasting-oven, and especially is this the case with small articles, suchas poultry and legs of pork, &c.

The pointed oval form of the pan also facilitates the pouring off of thefat when fat things, such as geese, are being roasted, and to do thisthe pan does not require to be completely lifted off the skeletonsupport, but merely tilted slightly, with its sharp end resting on theV-formed skeleton-support ends.

The skeleton support having the V-formed ends, as above described, isintended to be placed over the fire-box of acooking stove or range.

My invention is illustrated on the drawings annexed.

Figure 1 shows the skeleton support in plan view. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the skeleton support with the pan set upright upon it. Fig. 3 is anend view of the same. Fig. 4 is an end View of the skeleton support withthe the pan set upon it at an angle. Fig. 5 is a back view of the same.Fig. 6 is a plan view of the pan with its cover drawn back.

The skeleton support consists of a frame a with angle cross-bars b andsupporting side pieces 0. The side parts of the frame a;- are bentupward at their ends, so as to form two points d, with a preferablyangular space between them. The pan 6, which is made of an oval formwith a pointed end, as shown in Fig. 6, is provided with handles f andhas also a sliding cover g, fitting in guides j The cover has a handleit and a notch a to allow of fat being poured 01f.

Roasting with this pan is conducted as follows: After fat has beenmelted in the pan in the usual way and the inside of the pan greased,

so as to prevent the skin or the meat adhering to it, the piece to beroasted is laid in place and then the pan is placed upright upon theskeleton support to begin with, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and the roast is inthis manner exposed to the action of the fire for a short time.Thereafter the pan is laid sidewise and obliquely upon the skeletonsupport, (see Figs. 4 and 5,) so that the one side, at, is exposed tothe action of the fire. Subsequently the pan is turned to lie upon theother side, so that the side is exposed to the action of the fire.

The form of the skeleton support is such as to aflord, through its edgeand the turnedup ends of the sides, a good support for the pan in theseoblique positions, so that it will not fall over. If any excess of fathas to be poured ofl during the roasting, the pan is tipped forward, andat the same time the cover 9 is drawn back a little to let the fat runout by the notch 2 When it is tilted, the

pan finds a secure support in the angular space between the points all.

The skeleton support rests upon the jambs of the fire-box, asshown inFigs. 3, 4, and 5.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described skeleton support for a roasting-pan, saidsupport having inverted-V-shaped ends separated by a V-shaped space forreceiving the body of the pan when resting in an inclined position uponthe bot' tom of the support, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a roasting-pan, of a skeleton support thereforhaving its ends bent upward and V-shaped recesses therein for receivingthe body of the pan when resting in an inclined position upon the bottomof the support, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a roasting-pan, of a skeleton support therefor,said support having its ends formed into two points with a V-shapedspace between them for receiving the body of the pan when resting in aninclined position upon the bottom of the support, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

4. The combination with a roasting-pan made in oval form and having apointed end, of a support for the pan having each of its ends formedinto two points with a V-shaped space between them for receiving thebody of the pan when resting in an inclined position upon the bottom ofthe support, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a roasting-pan made in oval form and having apointed end, of a sliding lid therefor, said lid having a notch at oneend, and a skeleton support for the pan having each of its ends formedinto two points with a V-shaped space between them for receiving thebody of the pan when resting in an inclined position upon the bottom ofthe support, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Berlin, Germany, this 12th day of June, 1903.

LOUISE REINHARD.

Witnesses:

WOLDEMAR HAUPT, HENRY HASPER.

